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Committed chocoholics, be warned. A health-robbing heavy metal, cadmium, lurks in the velvety recesses of your favorite indulgence. By Lauren Quinn

Deal Ticker: Major Telecom Corridor Office Changes Hands Plus: Holt Lunsford Commercial completes off-market sale of 600,000 square feet of industrial space; Dallas’ iconic gold Campbell Centre has a new owner, and more. Share your top deals by emailing Real Estate Editor Bianca R. Montes at [email protected]. Industrial leases and sales must be over 50,000 square feet, office leases and sales over 3,000 square feet, and retail leases and sales must be over 1,500 square feet. All multifamily and mixed-use deals are currently welcome.  One of the largest office campuses in Telecom Corrido...

By Dusty Sonnenberg, CCA, Ohio Field Leader: a project of the Ohio Soybean Council and soybean checkoff Farmers wishing to improve the health of their soils are often presented with a list of specific management practices to implement.  “There are many types of management to combine to manage soil health,” said Jordon Wade, from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. “These typically include: keeping the soil covered, minimizing soil disturbance, keeping plants growing throughout the year, having a diversity of plants, and incorporating livestock.” Wade was a recent speaker ...

Most farmers value soil health in theory, but few studies have worked to place an actual agronomic value on soil health. A study published earlier this spring found that a 10% improvement in certain soil health measurements increased relative yields by an average of 5% across N fertilizer rates. In other words, good soil health means getting more bang for every buck spent on fertilizer. Study leader, former Ohio State PhD student Jordon Wade, based these findings on analysis of corn nitrogen (N) rate trials throughout the Midwest. His findings were consistent across a variety of soils and cl...